Legal Opinion

Harding v. Consolidated Rail Corp.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 23, 1993No. 1416PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge.

Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) appeals from an order of the trial court which awards Harding the jury’s verdict damage amount of 3.8 million dollars plus post-judgment interest of 6% per annum. We affirm.

Conrail presents eight issues for our review:

1. Whether Conrail is entitled to judgment notwithstanding the verdict because the evidence was insufficient to establish that Conrail was the cause of Harding’s injuries.

2. Whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury that Conrail was negligent per se because it did not enforce the' Blue Flag Rule.

3. Whether the…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Dilliplaine v. Lehigh Valley Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. Kernan v. American Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. Hammerstein v. LindsaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Petrasovits v. KleinerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  5. Bey v. SacksSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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